matskeið

Icelandic

Etymology

From matur (“food, meal”) +‎ skeið (“spoon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːt.sceiːð/

Noun

matskeið f (genitive singular matskeiðar, nominative plural matskeiðar)

  1. (cutlery) a tablespoon, a large spoon
    Kúfuð matskeið.
    A heaped tablespoonful.
  2. (unit of measure) a spoon that holds around 15 millilitres

Declension

Declension of matskeið (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative matskeið matskeiðin matskeiðar matskeiðarnar
accusative matskeið matskeiðina matskeiðar matskeiðarnar
dative matskeið matskeiðinni matskeiðum matskeiðunum
genitive matskeiðar matskeiðarinnar matskeiða matskeiðanna
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